The baseball team is scheduled to open the home portion of its season on Tuesday, March 20, with a non-conference doubleheader against Finlandia University. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. at Scots Park, with Game 2 scheduled to begin at approximately 4:30 p.m.

Softball splits with Wittenberg in home opener

The softball team went 1-3 in its four games last week, splitting with Wittenberg University (OH) on Saturday (March 17) before suffering a pair of walk-off defeats on Sunday (March 18) at Thomas More College (KY).

Sophomore Brendan Ladd (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon) placed sixth in the 141-pound weight class at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, last weekend, becoming the fourth All-American student-athlete since the wrestling program was reinstated. Ladd, who was unseeded in the bracket, defeated the No.

Sophomore Brendan Ladd (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon) will represent Alma College at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships this week. Ladd qualified for the event with a third-place finish in the 141-pound bracket at the NCAA III Central Regional. The NCAA III Championships are scheduled for Friday-Saturday, March 9-10, in Cleveland, Ohio.

]]>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 12:37:36 -0500201802191237362018-02-19T12:37:36-05:002018-02-19T12:37:36-05:00The women's tennis team hosts Spring Arbor University on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Stone Recreation Center in the Scots' first home match of the 2018 season, while the men's lacrosse team will begin its 2018 campaign on Saturday, Feb. 17, hosting Illinois Wesleyan University at Bahlke Field. In addition, the STUNT team will host the Alma College STUNT Invitational on Sunday, Feb.]]>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:10:54 -0500201802121310542018-02-12T13:10:54-05:002018-02-12T13:10:54-05:00

Scout Bassett, a member of the 2016 United States Paralympic Team, will speak at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, in Art Smith Arena on the campus of Alma College. The event, sponsored by the Alma College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is free and open to the public. Bassett competed for Team USA's track and field team at the 2016 Rio games, finishing fifth in the 100 meter dash and 10th in the long jump.

The men's basketball team split its games last week to remain one game back of a four-team pack leading the MIAA race with six games left in the regular-season. The Scots, with a 4-4 record, are tied with Albion College for fifth place, while Adrian College, Hope College, Olivet College and Trine University (IN) each have 5-3 marks.

]]>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:27:20 -0500201801291327202018-01-29T13:27:20-05:002018-01-29T13:27:20-05:00Scout Bassett, a member of the 2016 United States Paralympic Team, will speak at 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, in Art Smith Arena on the campus of Alma College.

The event, sponsored by the Alma College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is free and open to the public.

Bassett, who lists Harbor Springs as her hometown, was a member of Team USA's track and field team at the 2016 Rio games, finishing fifth in the 100 meter dash and 10th in the long jump.